Package-tie.



H.ABBEY. PACKAGE TIE. APPLICATION FILED MAR- 20| 1915.

Patented Opt. 24, 1916.

Inventor Attorneys Witnesses HAZEN ABBEY, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

PACKAGE-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 24, 1916.

Application filed March 20, 1915. Serial No. 15,792.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HAZEN ABBEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at J ackson, in the county of Jackson and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Package-Tie, of which the following is a specification. I i

This invention relates to a tie especially designed for use in holding together packages of letters, cards, and other articles of a like nature, one of the objects of the invention being to provide a tie of this character which is simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, and which can be quickly placed in position without the necessity of forming a knot, it being possible to draw the tie taut and to fasten it without the for-.

mation of any slack.

A further object is to provide a tie so constructed as to insure positively against the cord slipping from position after it hasonce been secured.

With the foregoing and other; objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown. p

In said drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of a package having the present improvements combined therewith, the position of the parts during the first step of tightening the tie about the package belng illustrated. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the final step of fastening the cord so that it will not slip out of place. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a portion of the package, the package tie being shown in section and the cord being likewise shown partly in section and partly in elevation and in the position assumed by it upon the completion of the tying operation. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the buckle. v

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a finger piece having an opening 2 in one end portion thereof, while extending from the other end is a stem 3 disposed at an obtuse angle, this stem having its free end secured within a button 4:, a portion of the periphery of which lies in the plane occupied by the bottom face of the finger piece 1. This button has its marginal portion rounded as shown particularlyin Fig. 3, and a cord receiving crotch 5 is formed between the back face of the button and the lower portion of the stem 3. The button 4 can be made integral with the stem, although in the structure shown it is made of a separate piece, preferably'fiber, fixedly mounted on the stern in any suitable manner.

A cord of any desired length is -secured at one end in the opening 2, this cord being indicatedat 6.

In using the tie. the cord 6 is wrapped about the package C in the usual manner after which the finger piece 1 is pressed against the top of the package, thus bringing the periphery of the button 4 in contact with the top of the package. The free end portion of the cord is then looped about the button so as to rest on the stem 3 close to the button. By now pulling the cord, the

a portion of the cord to be clamped between the back face of the button and that portion of the cord extending between the button and the package, as shown in Fig. 3. The formation of one loo-p such as described is suflicient to prevent the cord from loosening, inasmuch as the cord is clamped between the package and the button 4 at the point indicated at an in Fig. 3 and is also clamped upon itself and between the button and the package at the point indicated at b in Fig. 3. If desired, two or more loops can be made about the stem 3, although as before stated this is unnecessary for the reason that after one loop has been completed as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the cord will be held posito its initial clamped position. The circular button also serves to direct the cord to its position Within the crotch 'When said cord is swung laterally, this cord When swung laterally to position under and back of the button, serving to Wedge between the button and that portion of the cord on the l package, thus completing or supplementing the clamping action before mentioned.

A tie such as herein described can be cheaply manufactured and, by reason of its compact and durable construction will be found especially desirable for use in the handling of mail, and in packaging various kinds of papers and the like.

WVhat is claimed is In a package tie, a fiat finger piece having Copies of this patent may be obtained for an opening therein adjacent one end, a stem projecting from and fixed relative to the other end of the finger piece and inclined relative thereto to form an obtuse angle, a circular button having a transversely rounded periphery, said button being fixedly mounted on said inclined portion and having one point on its periphery in the same plane with the bottom face of the finger piece, said button being fixed on the stem and constituting package engaging means, and a cord secured at one end Within the openingin the finger piece and adapted, adjacent its other end, to engage the stem in the angle formed between the stem and the back face of the button.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

HAZEN ABBEY.

WVitnesses:

HELEN L. HIOKEY, FRANK S. KNoWLEs.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, I). G. 

